William mather



(No Model.)

W. MATHER. APPARATUS FOR DAMPING TEXTILE FABRICS.

Patented Sept. 24, 1895.

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APPARATUS FOR DAIVIPING TEXTILE FABRICS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 546,930, datedSeptember 24, 1895.

Application filed January 10, 1895. Serial No. 534,475 (No model.)Patented in England December 19,1894, No. 24,715, and in France December19, 1894, No. 243,783.

T0 00% whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM MATHER, a citizen of England, residing atSalford Iron Works, Manchester, in the county of Lancaster,England, haveinvented certain new and useful Apparatus for Damping Textile Fabrics,(for which I have obtained Letters Patent in Great Britain, datedDecember 19, 1894, No. 24,715, and in France, dated December 19, 1894,No. 243,783,) of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to apparatus for damping webs of textile fabrics,constructed and arranged in such a manner as to secure great uniformityin the distribution of the moisture over the web, as I shall describe,referring to the accompanying drawings.

Figures 1 and 2 are respectively side and front elevations of the wholeapparatus. Fig. 3 is a vertical section showing the injector and nozzle,the lower part supposed to be turned one-quarter-around to show thepassages.

I fix the apparatus facing a wall or screen A, down which the textileweb W is drawn from above, to be moistened as it descends, and to bewound on a beam B. Steam supplied by a pipe 0 exerts injector action onWater supplied by a pipe D, and the jet of water, mingled with the steammore or less condensed, issues by a small aperture and strikes against acone E, placed with its apex presented toward the center of the jet.

The reference-letter D indicates a pipe to permit the escape of thewater that is discharged laterally from the nozzle, through which thesteam and Water first conjointly flow. By its impact on the cone the jetis distributed in spray, which has the form of a hollow cone.Generally,by means of a deflector F, I direct the lower half of thiscone of spray into a cup G,While the upper half of the spray conestrikes the Web W as it passes down. The

deflector F may, however, be omitted in cases where much damping isrequired, the whole cone of spray being then delivered on the fabric.The water caught in the cup G and Water from the wall or screen arereceived in a trayII, whence the Water can be discharged or drawn to beused again.

Having now described the nature of my said invention and the best meansI know for carrying the same into practical effect,I claim- 1. Inapparatus for damping fabric, the combination of an injector and nozzle,a distributing cone arranged in front of the nozzle, a deflector locatedbetween the cone and fabric to be advanced, and means for advancing thefabric, substantially as described.

2. In apparatus for damping fabric, the combination of an injector andnozzle, a distributing cone arranged in front of the jet, a deflectorlocated between the cone and fabric to be advanced, a drip-cup arrangedbelow the deflector and adapted to catch that portion of the spraydeflected, and means for advancing the fabric, substantially asdescribed.

3. In apparatus for damping fabric, the combination of an injector andnozzle, a distributing cone arranged in front of the nozzle, a drip-cuplocated in front of the nozzle, a deflector attached to the drip-cup andextending to a point substantially in line with and behind the cone, atank located below the drip-cup, a pipe communicating with said tank anddrip-cup, and means for advancing the fabric in front of the spray,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, this 22d day of December, A. D.1894.

WILLIAM MATHER.

Witnesses:

JNo. R. THORNHILL, P. W. HOLT.

